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AP World History 2013-­‐14 Geography Extra Credit Questions Are You a Geo-­‐Genius? Test your knowledge with questions from the National Geography Bee, courtesy of the National Geographic Magazine. Please use an atlas or detailed maps of world regions; DO NOT look these facts up on the Internet. That is not the purpose of this activity. This is supposed to be a visual exercise where you learn about where various places are on earth. Each question is worth 1/4th point extra credit. 1. The Tokai region is a major industrial area in which Asian country? 2. What strait separating Greenland from Iceland connects the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans? 3. What city on the island of Viti Levu is the capital of Fiji? 4. Numidia was an ancient Berber land in which present-­‐day African country that borders Mali? 5. What seaport city was founded by a Macedonian king after he captured Egypt in 332 B.C.E.? 6. The Torrens River empties into the Gulf Saint Vincent in what country? 7. Which African country that borders the Mediterranean Sea is a monarchy? 8. Makossa is a type of music popular in which country that lies northeast of the island of Bioko? 9. Which small landlocked country that borders India has a population that is predominantly Buddhist? 10. Name the narrow body of water that is the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. 11. Which small African country located on the Gulf of Aden averages less than six inches of rain each year? 12. The Blue Nile flows through Lake Tana, which is located in the northern part of what country? 13. The Indus River, one of the longest rivers in South Asia, empties into what sea? 14. Tbilisi, located on the banks of the Kur River, is the capital of what country? 15. Lake Volta is located in which West African country known for its production of palm oil? 16. What country with the world’s largest area of arable land is also the largest producer of corn? 17. Which landlocked South American country is bordered by both Chile and Brazil? 18. The Kara Sea is a large arm of what ocean? 19. What river forms much of the northern border of Bulgaria? 20. Lake Nipigon is the largest lake in which Canadian province? 21. The Big Sioux River forms the border between South Dakota and which state located to the east? 22. The Pearl River forms part of the border between Louisiana and what other state? 23. What U.S. city was the western terminus for both the Pony Express and the first transcontinental railroad? 24. Block Island, located east of Long Island Sound, belongs to which small state? 25. Located on Hudson Bay, the city of Churchill is found in what Canadian province? 26. Tundra vegetation surrounds the mouth of the Lena River on which continent? 27. Berkner Island is located between Ellsworth Land and Coats Land on which continent? AP World History 2013-­‐14 28. The Ligurian Sea borders which continent? 29. Angel Falls, the world’s highest waterfall, is located on which continent? 30. The Drakensberg Mountains are located near the southern tip of which continent? 31. The Kimberley Plateau is located just south of the Timor Sea in what country? 32. Which African country borders both Lake Tanganyika and Victoria Falls? 33. Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, is located in what Canadian province? 34. What small country is located between Switzerland and Austria? 35. What city is Norway’s second largest, and a major shipping center on the North Sea? 36. Ashgabat, the capital city of Turkmenistan, is located just north of what country? 37. Cabo da Roca is the western-­‐most mainland point of what continent? 38. What country located in the northern Mozambique Channel consists of a group of volcanic islands? 39. Name the cold ocean current off the coast of northwest Morocco. 40. Name the large island that borders both the Bismarck and the Arafura Seas. 41. Which South American country includes part of the Guiana Highlands –Argentina or Venezuela? 42. Which lake is closer to the Equator – Lake Victoria or Lake Baikal? 43. The source of the Mekong River is in which plateau – the Tibetan Plateau or the Siberian Plateau? 44. Which country is closer to the Kalahari Desert – Egypt or Angola? 45. Which country has direct access to the Red Sea – Turkey or Jordan? 46. Drought and famine are ongoing problems affecting Niamey, the capital of which country in the Sahel region? 47. Sugarcane is grown for export in lowlands south of Quetzaltenango, in which country that borders El Salvador? 48. Rubber is among the exports of what country that lies east of Laos and is west of the Chinese island of Hainan? 49. About 70 percent of the world’s hazelnut production comes from what country bordering the Black Sea and Syria? 50. Rice is a major export for what country that borders Malaysia and Myanmar? 51. Snowdonia National Park includes the highest peak in which political division west of England? 52. Which group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean make up an autonomous community of Spain? 53. Valletta is the capital of what independent country located south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea? 54. Lilongwe and Blantyre are major cities in which land-­‐locked African country? 55. What mountain range runs along Russia’s southern border with Georgia and Azerbaijan? 56. The French city of Verdun shares its name with a city on the St. Lawrence River in which Canadian province? 57. Which island country southeast of Florida consists of more than 3,000 islands, islets, and cays? 58. The Scotia Sea separates Antarctica from which other continent? AP World History 2013-­‐14 59. In what country is Sagres, a town near Cape St. Vincent on the Iberian Peninsula’s southwestern tip? 60. What small Central American country southeast of Mexico was settled by English woodcutters in the 1630s? 61. Which type of rock has fine grains and makes up most of the oceanic crust – basalt or granite? 62. Eustasy can be caused by which phenomenon – melting glaciers or hurricanes? 63. Which surface would have a higher albedo value – asphalt or fresh snow? 64. The elongated shape of a drumlin is caused by which phenomenon – high winds or glacial movement? 65. Orogenesis is a building process hat creates which feature –mountains or dunes? 66. Central America’s largest lake shares its name with a country. Name this lake. 67. The island of Zealand, which is near the entrance to the Baltic Sea, is part of what country? 68. Which U.S. territory is the largest and the southernmost of the Mariana Islands? 69. Arabic and French are spoken in which small African country located southwest of Sicily? 70. The Deccan Plateau is south of the Narmada and Tapi Rivers in what country? 71. Foreign workers far outnumber citizens in which Persian Gulf country made up of a federation of states? 72. What Saharan country bordering Mali and Chad has a population growth rate of more than 3.5 percent a year? 73. More than 85 percent of the population is Lutheran in what northern European country west of the Gulf of Bothnia? 74. The Rastafarian movement began in what country that is the third largest island in the Caribbean? 75. The city of Bangalore, located west of the Eastern Ghats, is a fast-­‐growing technology hub in what country? 76. What Syrian city located at an oasis fed by the Barada River is thought to be one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities? 77. What empire had its capital at present-­‐day Istanbul from 1453-­‐1922? 78. Amharic is a widely spoken language in what landlocked country bordering Eritrea? 79. The Negev is a desert region north of the Gulf of Aquaba in what country? 80. The city of Trieste is located in a narrow Italian province bordered by the Adriatic Sea and what country?